Recognised as Colour

#151A36

#151A36
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#151A36 is a blue with RGB values 21, 26, 54 and HSL 231°, 44%, 15%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#151A36

RGBrgb(21, 26, 54)

RGB (0–1)0.0824, 0.102, 0.2118

RGB percentages8.2%, 10.2%, 21.2%

HSLhsl(230.9, 44%, 14.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(230.9, 61.1%, 21.2%)

CMYK61.1%, 51.9%, 0%, 78.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,382,966

CSS custom property--colour: #151A36;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01165WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness29.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.03:1

Contrast with white17.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1B1B1B

Inverted#EAE5C9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0E1E37no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#0B1B35no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original

Tritanopia#072025no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text17.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.23:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 23 Dark slate grey · ΔE 32.4 Dark slateblue · ΔE 35.9 Midnight blue · ΔE 39.3 Dim grey · ΔE 39.8 Slate grey · ΔE 44.5

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 23, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#363115

Analogous#152B36, #201536

Triadic#36151A, #1A3615

Split complementary#362015, #2B3615

Tetradic#36152B, #363115, #153620

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#5968BE

Lighter +30%#404FA4

Lighter +20%#323D7F

Lighter +10%#232C5B

Darker −10%#070811

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0C133F

Less saturated −25%#1E212D

Channel breakdown

R21

G26

B54

Red21 (8.2%)

Green26 (10.2%)

Blue54 (21.2%)

Hue230.91°

Saturation (HSL)44%

Lightness14.71%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 15 · G 1A · B 36

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Channel breakdown

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